--- title: "1 Does Poet Quotes By D.A. Botta" description: "1 Does Poet quotes by D.A. Botta. Plus more from D.A. Botta and more Does Poet sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d5/d-a-botta-50518_life_nothing-fills-the-world-quite-as-poetry_424121.jpg" --- > [“Nothing fills the world quite as poetry does. A poet need not dwell on the pagecount of his life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-a-botta/nothing-fills-the-world-quite-as-poetry-does-a-poet-need-not-dwell-on/) [D.A. Botta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-a-botta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d5/d-a-botta-50518_life_nothing-fills-the-world-quite-as-poetry_424121.jpg) ## More by D.A. Botta > [“The trouble with a baby, for writists, is that they take away your useful melancholy, even the energy to invent some.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-a-botta/the-trouble-with-a-baby-for-writists-is-that-they-take-away-your/) [D.A. 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Botta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-a-botta/) > [“Like a father with his daughter, the writist plays peek-a-boo with the world. His aim is to evoke that sweet smile, the one that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-a-botta/like-a-father-with-his-daughter-the-writist-plays-peek-a-boo-with-the/) [D.A. Botta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-a-botta/) > [“I have yet to find that one perfect phrase that epitomizes all the mysteries of the universe. Luckily, I doubt to ever pen it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-a-botta/i-have-yet-to-find-that-one-perfect-phrase-that-epitomizes-all-the/) [D.A. Botta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-a-botta/) > [“I haven't written in a week. It's like holding your breath under water. You feel an awful constriction and then the instinct to propel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-a-botta/i-haven-t-written-in-a-week-it-s-like-holding-your-breath-under-water/) [D.A. 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